Q: How will Fight Quest be different than History Channel's Human Weapon with Jason Chambers and Bill Duff?
-- Superblitz
A: Fight Quest is a lot less about the history of the particular styles and more about the journey Doug and I go through as we are mercilessly battered all over the world. Trust me, there were many times when I was wishing it was a computer graphic getting hit instead of me.
Also, Doug and I always fight at the end of every episode. We are very good friends and the concern we have for one another comes through the show. We go through our training in separate locations and as a result you get to see the differences in our training and experience levels in every single episode.
-- Jimmy
A: The main difference is that our show rocks! Human Weapon is more of a history lesson, while in Fight Quest the styles are explored as Jimmy and I are fully immersed in the training and tradition of each country. Our experiences are grueling, real and very often traumatizing. We sweat, bleed and visit
hospitals on nearly every episode. I've broken a few bones while filming Fight Quest, and I've been knocked out more times than I can count. All that hard work brings out a lot of emotion, so I think our show reveals a bit more of the fighter's heart and mentality.
And on top of all of that, Jimmy takes his shirt off a lot.
-- Doug
Q: As a practicing Kajukenbo'ist, I am curious as to your thoughts about our art. I know that each of you trained under GM Gaylord, and under someone under Sijo Emparado's method, and again, just curious as to your thoughts about Kajukenbo. Also, thanks to you and Discovery Channel for showing our art; it usually doesn't get the exposure that it deserves. Thanks again!
-- Native Warrior
A: It was hard to get a clear picture of Kajukenbo in the limited time we had to study it. To me Kaju is a VERY ambitious style, with lots of different elements to it (knives, sticks, hands, multiple attacker scenarios etc.). So technique-wise it was difficult to grasp. I worked with about five instructors at Master Gaylord's and each person seemed to have their own area of expertise, also many came from different martial arts backgrounds.
The techniques that really impressed me were the ones that were used against multiple attackers. By the end I felt confident taking on five to 10 guys at once, something I was certainly NOT used to before.
If you like Kaju, you will LOVE the final fight for this episode, it's one of the best!
-- Jimmy
A: Dude, I loved kajukenbo! I trained with Grandmaster Harper, who is undoubtedly one of the best trainers and coolest guys I've ever met. Kajukenbo, to me, has it all. It's a solid, well-rounded fighting style, practiced by some of the coolest guys on Earth. I'd be more than happy to train at a kaj gym again.
-- Doug
